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http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-22/helsinki-underground-tunnel-system-shelter-from-russian-threat/10022486?pfmredir=sm Finland underground: Beneath Helsinki’s surface lies nearly 500 separate underground facilities and 300 kilometres of tunnels that snake their way throughout the city. Since the 1960s the city has excavated nearly 9 million cubic metres of that tough granite. Most of the areas are for public use, and include car parks, railway tunnels, wastewater →

https://techcrunch.com/2018/07/25/android-ps-final-beta-preview-is-live/ Android just dropped Beta 4 for Android P, marking the last preview milestone before the full version launches. The release is primarily focused on developers. It seems that the still unnamed mobile OS version is just around the corner — promised to arrive at some point later this summer. →

https://techcrunch.com/2018/07/24/google-cloud-goes-all-in-on-hybrid-with-its-new-cloud-services-platform/ The cloud isn’t right for every business. Be that because of latency constraints at the edge, regulatory requirements or because sometimes own data center is cheaper. So the vast majority of enterprises today use both public and private clouds in parallel. The two services at the core of new offering from Google are the →

I had a Huawei MediaPad T3 10″ (AGS-L09) tablet with broken glass. The repair at the official repair center costs more than buying a new tablet (both around 150 Euros), so repairing does not make much sense. How about a DIY repair for broken screen? It seems to be doable according to several repair videos. →

https://predictabledesigns.com/how-to-develop-and-prototype-a-new-product/ Whether you’re an entrepreneur, startup, maker, inventor, or small business this guide will help you understand the new product development process. →

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-44858238 Google has been fined a record €4.34bn ($5bn; £3.9bn) over Android. The firm’s parent Alphabet has been given 90 days to change its business practices or face further penalties. The European Commission said the firm had used the mobile operating system to illegally “cement its dominant position in general internet search”. →

https://opensource.com/article/18/7/stackware-turns-25 On July 17, 1993, he announced version 1.0. A quarter century and 30-plus versions later, Slackware is the oldest actively maintained Linux distribution. →

https://inktank.fi/freedom-press-billboards-helsinki-putin-trump-2018/ Take on the Helsinki 2018 summit: A high-five to the ad people at Finland’s, and the entire Nordic region’s biggest daily newspaper, Helsingin Sanomat, or ‘Hesari’. →

https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/telecom/wireless/optimisim-and-skepticism-meet-headtohead-at-5g-forum When it comes to the rollout of 5G networks, carriers and equipment suppliers are all in. On the other hand, in 5G’s current development cycle, at least on academic expert is taking a more skeptical position. It seems that the design philosophy of 5G has quite successfully achieved “green” (efficient) and “soft” (agile) aims →

https://opensource.com/article/18/5/how-find-ip-address-linux This article tells Linux commands to find local and public IP addresses for your machine. →